Bhubaneshwar, Nov. 9 -- The Odisha Fire and Emergency Services responded to 75 fire-related emergency calls from across the state during Diwali celebrations, with officials confirming that a majority of the blazes were triggered by firecrackers.

According to an official release issued by the department on Monday, fire teams remained on high alert throughout the festive night of November 8 to safeguard public lives and property.

Among the districts, Jajpur reported the highest number of emergency incidents with 13 calls, followed by Cuttack with nine calls, Puri with eight, and the state capital, Bhubaneswar, with seven calls.

Other fire incidents were reported from Balasore (5), Sundargarh (4), Jharsuguda (4), Jagatsinghpur (4), Keonjh...